verb
- to cause great trouble or distress to; to torment or harass persistently
Usage: present participle of bedevil
Examples
- Technical problems have been bedeviling the project for months.
- The team was bedeviling their opponents with aggressive defense.
- Financial difficulties are bedeviling many small businesses.
- She spent hours bedeviling herself over the decision.
- Computer viruses were bedeviling the entire network.
- The mystery has been bedeviling detectives for years.